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Team: 2022-23 Chicago Blackhawks
Initial Creation Date: Feb. 20, 2022
Published: Feb. 20, 2022
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Feb. 20, 2022 at 10:33 p.m.
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Bitter pill to swallow seeing Kubalik with that sort of value when not long ago it was a 1st + sort of thing. Ive not been impressed with how he has been used but I have not seen training etc so only an armchair judge. Maybe a trade with PIT would be beneficial for all parties if we get Kapanen + in the deal.
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Feb. 20, 2022 at 10:36 p.m.
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Bitter pill to swallow seeing Kubalik with that sort of value when not long ago it was a 1st + sort of thing. Ive not been impressed with how he has been used but I have not seen training etc so only an armchair judge. Maybe a trade with PIT would be beneficial for all parties if we get Kapanen + in the deal.


Maybe or maybe get picks as the team won’t be anything special next year imo
Feb. 20, 2022 at 11:23 p.m.
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Maybe or maybe get picks as the team won’t be anything special next year imo


Yeah either way, the return this year aint looking good compared to what we could have got only a year ago even.
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Feb. 21, 2022 at 1:11 a.m.
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I'd be more comfortable gambling on a struggling RW than a struggling LW. So, as I've expressed before, I like the idea of acquiring Kapanen. But from what I've seen, Pens fans aren't very interested. According to some, they have enough LW depth that taking on someone with a $4mil QO just doesn't make sense. None the less, I still like the idea of gambling on Kapanen.
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Feb. 21, 2022 at 2:52 a.m.
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Quoting: Aussie_Blackhawk
Bitter pill to swallow seeing Kubalik with that sort of value when not long ago it was a 1st + sort of thing. Ive not been impressed with how he has been used but I have not seen training etc so only an armchair judge. Maybe a trade with PIT would be beneficial for all parties if we get Kapanen + in the deal.


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I'd be more comfortable gambling on a struggling RW than a struggling LW. So, as I've expressed before, I like the idea of acquiring Kapanen. But from what I've seen, Pens fans aren't very interested. According to some, they have enough LW depth that taking on someone with a $4mil QO just doesn't make sense. None the less, I still like the idea of gambling on Kapanen.


Ill do one with kappy and signing strome as an FA too just its a little late so tommorow
Feb. 21, 2022 at 7:45 a.m.
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0 chance the penguins do that.
I've stated this before but CHI fans were to stubborn to deal with it.
His QO sucks. He's DeBrusk 2.0.
He's not worth the cap hit. He's not a top 6 player. You take out the PP stats which he won't get on another team and you've got a 3rd line guy with mediocre production.
Can't see anyone jumping in on him, especially in the offseason.
CHI fans want to move him because they know he's not worth the cap hit going forward and want something for him besides letting him walk. But him walking is the right answer because CHI can do better with that QO cap hit in FA and everyone knows it. It's not like he's 22, he's 26. The FA would be roughly the same age.
So this is going no where. Someone will pick him up in the 1-2 mil range next season as a UFA is how this should pan out. Maybe he pulls a Heinen and turns it around, maybe he doesn't.
But there is no need for a team to give up assets to pay 4Mil on hopes and prayers.
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Feb. 21, 2022 at 11:47 a.m.
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0 chance the penguins do that.
I've stated this before but CHI fans were to stubborn to deal with it.
His QO sucks. He's DeBrusk 2.0.
He's not worth the cap hit. He's not a top 6 player. You take out the PP stats which he won't get on another team and you've got a 3rd line guy with mediocre production.
Can't see anyone jumping in on him, especially in the offseason.
CHI fans want to move him because they know he's not worth the cap hit going forward and want something for him besides letting him walk. But him walking is the right answer because CHI can do better with that QO cap hit in FA and everyone knows it. It's not like he's 22, he's 26. The FA would be roughly the same age.
So this is going no where. Someone will pick him up in the 1-2 mil range next season as a UFA is how this should pan out. Maybe he pulls a Heinen and turns it around, maybe he doesn't.
But there is no need for a team to give up assets to pay 4Mil on hopes and prayers.


Or maybe it's because we already have too many LW's, the team as a whole is struggling this year for various reasons, and he can't play the right side as well as he does the left but he's also not passing up Hagel or Cat. I don't think the Pens are the right place for Kubalik since they have the same problem CHI does with more than enough LW depth. But I do think Kapanen would be a nice fit in CHI. And I don't think CHI is moving strome. So there has to be another price for Kapanen or it just doesn't happen. But also, remember you are NOT the GM of the Pens, you don't know what their plan is. Everything on the website is speculation. So calm down. You aren't making real deals.
Feb. 21, 2022 at 11:52 a.m.
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Dear hawks fans,

If you want to rebuild then commit. Debrincat, Kane, Fleury, De Haan, Murphy are your trade chips.

Cat and Kane should only be entertained for irresistible offers.

Like seriously…why do hawks fans insist on constantly trading away they’re good finds only to get a pick out of them so we can hope 4 years from now one of them is a decent mid grade prospect at best. Hagel and Kubalik are going to be the very FIRST and NEXT big regrets for whoever is the next gm if the shop them at low returns.
Feb. 21, 2022 at 11:58 a.m.
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Quoting: Garak
Or maybe it's because we already have too many LW's, the team as a whole is struggling this year for various reasons, and he can't play the right side as well as he does the left but he's also not passing up Hagel or Cat. I don't think the Pens are the right place for Kubalik since they have the same problem CHI does with more than enough LW depth. But I do think Kapanen would be a nice fit in CHI. And I don't think CHI is moving strome. So there has to be another price for Kapanen or it just doesn't happen. But also, remember you are NOT the GM of the Pens, you don't know what their plan is. Everything on the website is speculation. So calm down. You aren't making real deals.


it has nothing to do with "too many LW" You don't need to be a GM to look at the 5v5 and even strength numbers and know he's not worth a 4M QO.
I don't know why you find it so hard to admit that.
I've heard every excuse on the planet from hawks fans on this. But we both know you don't want to pay 4 mil on that guy. Especially with term. As a 1 year deal just walks him to UFA anyway and what difference does that make for CHI as they aren't going to be competitive next year either.
So you are either roped into a long term bad deal, or you just admit it didn't work out nd take your 4Mil and use it else where.
It's not hard to understand what the smart thing to do is.
Feb. 21, 2022 at 12:56 p.m.
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it has nothing to do with "too many LW" You don't need to be a GM to look at the 5v5 and even strength numbers and know he's not worth a 4M QO.
I don't know why you find it so hard to admit that.
I've heard every excuse on the planet from hawks fans on this. But we both know you don't want to pay 4 mil on that guy. Especially with term. As a 1 year deal just walks him to UFA anyway and what difference does that make for CHI as they aren't going to be competitive next year either.
So you are either roped into a long term bad deal, or you just admit it didn't work out nd take your 4Mil and use it else where.
It's not hard to understand what the smart thing to do is.


Well that's obvious, he isn't playing well. That is why the speculative consensus is that he needs a change of scenery/hockey trade to get back to the level he played in previous seasons. Most trades are gambles. If he can play like he did before the current season, not only would he be an amazing asset to any team in the playoff picture, but his QO in the summer would be a bargin. And all indications are that everything going on off the ice surrounding CHI is responsible for what we've seen on the ice this season. So, there is no reason why he can't be an asset again. And the price for him is low enough that there should absolutely be a market for him. It takes more than some dude looking at stat lines on the internet to work in hockey operations. And if there are no takers before the TDL, there is no reason they shouldn't just meet his QO for a year or so, or at least try to negotiate with him and see what happens, especially if the decision to rebuild becomes clearer once the GM situation is worked out. Losing him for nothing is not the smart thing to do in any case. He would get scooped up IMMEDIATELY if they let him become a UFA.
Feb. 21, 2022 at 1:11 p.m.
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Well that's obvious, he isn't playing well. That is why the speculative consensus is that he needs a change of scenery/hockey trade to get back to the level he played in previous seasons. Most trades are gambles. If he can play like he did before the current season, not only would he be an amazing asset to any team in the playoff picture, but his QO in the summer would be a bargin. And all indications are that everything going on off the ice surrounding CHI is responsible for what we've seen on the ice this season. So, there is no reason why he can't be an asset again. And the price for him is low enough that there should absolutely be a market for him. It takes more than some dude looking at stat lines on the internet to work in hockey operations. And if there are no takers before the TDL, there is no reason they shouldn't just meet his QO for a year or so, or at least try to negotiate with him and see what happens, especially if the decision to rebuild becomes clearer once the GM situation is worked out. Losing him for nothing is not the smart thing to do in any case. He would get scooped up IMMEDIATELY if they let him become a UFA.


"Most trades are gambles" yes, but A. playoff teams don't gamble on guys not playing well. B. no one is gambling on a rental for no reason if they aren't in the playoffs. It's one thing if you say, hey, swap us Zucker for Kubalik. It's a gamble for both teams but what the hell trades are gambles.
But your not.
You think teams should gamble on your guy so you benefit and they take the risk. That's not a trade, that's homerism.

Fact is you are still hung up on the idea that you are losing something if he walks.
You are attached to an underperforming player who wants 4 Mil.
That's what fans do.
I can assure you the guy writing those 4Mil checks, is not attached.
You have to earn it. He's not just handing out money because, hey we like you. Here is 4 mil on us. Don't worry about it.
That is absurd. When the player says pay me, or I'll just go, and be happier on another team getting a fresh start. That's where you both agree that's the right decision.
Yes he might get picked up by another team....for far less than 4 mil. Just like BOS didn't pay Heinen last year and PIT signed him for 1 mil. Just like BOS probably isn't signing Debrusk and he'll get picked up elsewhere.
Yes Heinen played well for PIT this year.
But you don't know that he would have done that for BOS, and odds are he wouldn't have because he needed a change. So same is true with Kubalik. Putting the same guy back in the same spot, you can usually expect the same results.
Yes you could waste 4mil on cap for a guy that needs a change of scene and get the same results as this year.
OR, you just realize losing those same results isn't losing much. It's better to have the cap space, and move on.
If he turns it around good for him, but be honest, it wasn't going to happen in CHI. It just wasn't the right fit.
Feb. 21, 2022 at 2:10 p.m.
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"Most trades are gambles" yes, but A. playoff teams don't gamble on guys not playing well. B. no one is gambling on a rental for no reason if they aren't in the playoffs. It's one thing if you say, hey, swap us Zucker for Kubalik. It's a gamble for both teams but what the hell trades are gambles.
But your not.
You think teams should gamble on your guy so you benefit and they take the risk. That's not a trade, that's homerism.

Fact is you are still hung up on the idea that you are losing something if he walks.
You are attached to an underperforming player who wants 4 Mil.
That's what fans do.
I can assure you the guy writing those 4Mil checks, is not attached.
You have to earn it. He's not just handing out money because, hey we like you. Here is 4 mil on us. Don't worry about it.
That is absurd. When the player says pay me, or I'll just go, and be happier on another team getting a fresh start. That's where you both agree that's the right decision.
Yes he might get picked up by another team....for far less than 4 mil. Just like BOS didn't pay Heinen last year and PIT signed him for 1 mil. Just like BOS probably isn't signing Debrusk and he'll get picked up elsewhere.
Yes Heinen played well for PIT this year.
But you don't know that he would have done that for BOS, and odds are he wouldn't have because he needed a change. So same is true with Kubalik. Putting the same guy back in the same spot, you can usually expect the same results.
Yes you could waste 4mil on cap for a guy that needs a change of scene and get the same results as this year.
OR, you just realize losing those same results isn't losing much. It's better to have the cap space, and move on.
If he turns it around good for him, but be honest, it wasn't going to happen in CHI. It just wasn't the right fit.


Something gives me the feeling you are just a troll though. So this will be my last response to you. But this has nothing to do with him being "MY GUY" or wanting other teams to take a gamble on him. I think the Hawks would be stupid not to shop him and try to get something for him, and if there isn't a taker for him they should resign him. There is no sense in a team that isn't going to contend and doesn't need the cap space to just let a 40 point per season player 2 years removed from a 30 goal run in a Covid shortened season and 1 year removed from a 38 point season in even less games, who is on a decent pace for being on a roster that almost everyone is underperforming on, who is just 26 years old, just walk away without trying to get something for them or giving them a shot to turn it around. What would be STUPID is if they just let him walk without even trying. It's not about being attached to the player, its about the players proven potential. One season does not warrant just dropping a player of his caliber without any effort at trying to keep him around or getting something for him in trade. So, unless they plan on making some sort of big acquisition this summer that requires the cap space, they should absolutely give him one or two more seasons. Especially when the following summer in 2023 is going to open up a whole crap load of cap space. I am not defending the proposed transactions in this specific ACGM, but you make it seem as if trying to keep him around or get something for him is stupid. I mean, from both a business standpoint and a personal standpoint, that would be stupid. I don't understand how you don't see that. It's quite baffling. Which is why I think you are a troll.

Or you just like getting things for nothing. Which, who doesn't... But just admit that. I looked at your past ACGM's. You want kubalik. But not at 4mil. and you want CHI to do it for nothing.
Feb. 21, 2022 at 6:08 p.m.
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Something gives me the feeling you are just a troll though. So this will be my last response to you. But this has nothing to do with him being "MY GUY" or wanting other teams to take a gamble on him. I think the Hawks would be stupid not to shop him and try to get something for him, and if there isn't a taker for him they should resign him. There is no sense in a team that isn't going to contend and doesn't need the cap space to just let a 40 point per season player 2 years removed from a 30 goal run in a Covid shortened season and 1 year removed from a 38 point season in even less games, who is on a decent pace for being on a roster that almost everyone is underperforming on, who is just 26 years old, just walk away without trying to get something for them or giving them a shot to turn it around. What would be STUPID is if they just let him walk without even trying. It's not about being attached to the player, its about the players proven potential. One season does not warrant just dropping a player of his caliber without any effort at trying to keep him around or getting something for him in trade. So, unless they plan on making some sort of big acquisition this summer that requires the cap space, they should absolutely give him one or two more seasons. Especially when the following summer in 2023 is going to open up a whole crap load of cap space. I am not defending the proposed transactions in this specific ACGM, but you make it seem as if trying to keep him around or get something for him is stupid. I mean, from both a business standpoint and a personal standpoint, that would be stupid. I don't understand how you don't see that. It's quite baffling. Which is why I think you are a troll.

Or you just like getting things for nothing. Which, who doesn't... But just admit that. I looked at your past ACGM's. You want kubalik. But not at 4mil. and you want CHI to do it for nothing.


you are really not getting the point.
You think you don't get anything by not resigning him. I don't know why this is so hard to figure out. You get the cap space to find a better fit.
You want to say he's a 40 point player but that stats don't show that this year. What is shown is a 2 year decline.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kubaldo01.html
go look at the 5v5 and even strength stats.
it's basically 50% drop after 50% drop. Now I'm estimating here looking at it but you can clearly see the huge drop offs in numbers.
He hasn't even had a 50% corsi in 2 years matter of fact 50% is his career high in those areas.
This is about an honest player evaluation. You are way over valuing a guy who's game is destine for 3rd line no PP time. And the results of that have been declining and aren't worth 4mil per.
Obviously the hawks would use the 4mil to go out and find a better option. Unless the owner decides to just sit on it and save the money during a rebuild.
But either way, it would be insane to keep spending money on a guy who's not earning it.
What is STUPID is clutching onto an idea that there is high value here. No one said they shouldn't try to move him, the whole point is WHY would anyone want in on that. Or that other teams should rope themselves into that. In a buyers market for wingers at TDL when there are so many other options.
Hell the GM of Chicago has come out and said Cat and Hagel would be on the market. Why on earth would they waste time with a guy declining.

It's not about "wanting a guy for nothing" I have no problem with the guy personally, and I have no problem admitting that some players need a fresh start.
But what I do recognize is that teams aren't paying for that. You need to recognize that too. You're more likely to get a cap swap of struggling players. But honestly, would you rather have that or cap space.
How many teams do you think would trade for Debrusk? No one is looking at the numbers and the future cap hit and saying, yes lets do that. There is no trade value there. No one is paying almost 5 mil in a QO there. This is no different.
But if he was a UFA how many teams would say, hey, for 1 to 2 mil I'll bring him in for a shot. Then teams are willing to do that.
The same is true here. I got no problem bringing him in at 1-2 mil range and seeing if a different team is a solution. It's worked for guys before. But the odds are just as high it's not, which is why teams don't sign them for 4 mil.
This is the part that makes it hard for teams, because they are stuck with that same bad QO as you, if they trade. Which is why they won't. As it's better to wait for him to hit market.
If they see this guy as a possible guy who can turn it around, they will do it on their terms not that QO which doesn't work. Because they aren't paying for the risk he doesn't.
You just can't get that. You think he's got value. That would be true if the QO wasn't insane for the production. But it's not. That's where the value ends. For both a trade and for CHI in the offseason.
Because why would you want to pay a guy 4mil for that kind of production? Simply saying well we have the money so it's ok, is not a real answer. That's called bad management.
 
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